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in favor -- as many people at the time were doing, many civil rights leaders were calling for racial preferences, and he instead called for a bill of rights to the disadvantaged. concedes that -- king suggested as a simple matter of justice and america in dealing creatively with the task of race should also be rescuing a large stratum of the forgotten white core. so it seems to me, the irony is that today it may be that a conservative supreme court decision in curtailing the ability of universities to use race and ethnicity in admissions could actually bring us to a better form of affirmative action that at long last addresses these issues of economic inequality. thank you. [applause] >> a senior fellow of the center for american progress, and i will serve today as the moderator for our panel discussion. by way of sort of framing in setting an hour conversation, i just wanted to have a very brief set of remarks. just the mere mention of the words affirmative action is guaranteed to start an emotional and political fight. addresses, a sure-fire rallying cry the the front lines of supp
in favor -- as many people at the time were doing, many civil rights leaders were calling for racial preferences, and he instead called for a bill of rights to the disadvantaged. concedes that -- king suggested as a simple matter of justice and america in dealing creatively with the task of race should also be rescuing a large stratum of the forgotten white core. so it seems to me, the irony is that today it may be that a conservative supreme court decision in curtailing the ability of...
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and then some civil rights type folks picked it up. and they started bringing cases in which the plaintiff is foreign, the defendant is foreign, and the tort took place in some foreign place. and so bringing these cases in u.s. court. the paraguayan plaintiff, the paraguayan defendant. the tour took place in paris white. they come on into a new york's state federal court and say you have jurisdiction over this. the alien tort statute. and courts have been doing for this. they have been allowing some of these cases to go forward, as odd as it stands. and so this case raised the question of whether -- so, in this particular case to my takes place in nigeria. and the guy says, i am -- the nigerian government committees. and mist treated, torture and so forth. and these oil companies, foreign oil companies were complicitous. helped the nigerian government do this to me to work implicit, aided and abetted and so i am wanting to sue the oil companies in federal court. and so they say, this doesn't apply to corporations. you can't actually su
and then some civil rights type folks picked it up. and they started bringing cases in which the plaintiff is foreign, the defendant is foreign, and the tort took place in some foreign place. and so bringing these cases in u.s. court. the paraguayan plaintiff, the paraguayan defendant. the tour took place in paris white. they come on into a new york's state federal court and say you have jurisdiction over this. the alien tort statute. and courts have been doing for this. they have been allowing...
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that is not even the formula for civil discourse. thank you are very, very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations]respto >> ross gave a good answer, but i've got to respond directly to mr. bush. you question my patriotism. you then brought some right wing and to the house in 1969, 1970 with over 50,000 of the america state. i honor the uniform and every man woman who ever served,ing i quitting out how crowded it was stewart sherman of the joint but, when joe mccarthy went chiefsunattacking people's patriotism, he was wrong. he was wrong. the sen tore from connecticut stood up to him. you were wrong to attack my patriotism. i was opposed to the war and i love my country. we need a country to bring this country @o >> president bush, 2 minutes. >> i didn't question the man's patriotism. i questioned the man's judgment and character. what i don't except is demonstrating and organizing demonstrations >> this is the first parish church in augusta, maine. it is significant that in many ways the stories begin here. it is here in this pew, pew number 23 that area beeche
that is not even the formula for civil discourse. thank you are very, very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations]respto >> ross gave a good answer, but i've got to respond directly to mr. bush. you question my patriotism. you then brought some right wing and to the house in 1969, 1970 with over 50,000 of the america state. i honor the uniform and every man woman who ever served,ing i quitting out how crowded it was stewart sherman of the joint but, when joe mccarthy went...
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the most important civil right is voting. it's with everything else relies on, and the disenfranchisement isn't a casual thing even if it doesn't turn and the election if somebody can't vote in a state that is solid blue or solid red that is also because that person hasn't been able to participate with it changes the outcome, but i think that with the nfl rapid which did get that strike or lockout rather did get settled very quickly after every book on the national television saw the game that went the wrong way, and tragically at me make something like that for the voter i.d. and suppression to get not only the media attention but the judicial attention that it deserves. >> i want you to join in here. so, it from the data perspective the voter suppression is extremely small. i have no idea what the right percentage should be but it is under 1% and another one of the topics that is just way down that we believe should be more a part of the coverage is the money in politics, so the fund raising is just a sliver of the percenta
the most important civil right is voting. it's with everything else relies on, and the disenfranchisement isn't a casual thing even if it doesn't turn and the election if somebody can't vote in a state that is solid blue or solid red that is also because that person hasn't been able to participate with it changes the outcome, but i think that with the nfl rapid which did get that strike or lockout rather did get settled very quickly after every book on the national television saw the game that...